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Schrader, Beverly; Valus, Ann – Academic Therapy, 1990
In this cross-age tutoring project, severely learning-disabled high school students tutored primary students who were having difficulty with reading. Tutors were trained in good teacher behaviors (giving positive and corrective feedback, avoiding overprompting) and in the use of established techniques for teaching reading. (JDD)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Primary Education
Peer reviewedJacobson, Julie; Thrope, Lynne; Fisher, Douglas; Lapp, Diane; Frey, Nancy; Flood, James – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2001
Describes the implementation and evaluation of a cross-age tutoring program in which 21 struggling seventh-grade readers tutored third-graders, based on strategies and preparation they learned in their own Strategic Reading class. Notes that reading skills and enjoyment of these seventh-grade students were significantly expanded. Discusses factors…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cross Age Teaching, Grade 3, Grade 7
